"There are no physical limitations, the only limitations we have take place in our head." (IPC, 10 Feb 2018)

Awards and honours

She was named flag bearer for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. She also carried out the same duty at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi. (pyeongchang2018.com, 09 Mar 2018; paralympic.org, 07 Mar 2014)

She was named Female Athlete of the Year by the Sports Association for Athletes with an Impairment in Bosnia and Herzegovina for 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. (okbih.ba, 20 Dec 2018; IPC, 10 Feb 2018; sinovi-bosne.net, 22 Dec 2017; azramag.ba, 26 Jan 2017)

In 2016 she received the Nagrada Sarajevska Pahuljica [Sarajevo Snowflake Award] in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The honour is presented in recognition of exceptional achievements in the promotion and affirmation of general social values in curricular and extracurricular activities. (sarajevo.ba, 06 Apr 2016)

Ambitions

To compete at the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing. (klix.ba, 01 Dec 2018)

Impairment

She was born with cerebral palsy. (Athlete, 08 Mar 2014)

Other information

NATIONAL FIRSTIn 2014 she became the first woman representing Bosnia and Herzegovina to compete in alpine skiing at the Paralympic Winter Games when she took part in the giant slalom in Sochi. (SportsDeskOnline, 16 Mar 2014)

COACH'S IMPACTHer first coach Senad Turkovic, who passed away in 2016, had a major influence on her career. "Every race I have had and every race I will have are done in memory of my coach Senad Turkovic, who is no longer with us, but will always be in my heart giving me the strength and motivation to do my best." (IPC, 10 Feb 2018; klix.ba, 15 Jul 2016)